A research study found that Spanish-learning infants living in the United States and growing up in low socioeconomic environments were slower and less efficient in understanding spoken language than English-learning infants living in the United States and growing up in middle to high socioeconomic environments. Is it correct to infer that these findings suggest that Spanish is a more difficult language for infants to learn than English? Why or why not?

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The Answer is No, because SES is confounded with language. [In fact, follow-up studies by Fernald and colleagues have shown that SES and especially mothers' education are the critical factors in determining infants' language development]

A Research Study Found That Spanish-Learning Infants Living in the United